Hi, my name is Lynn Swain, and this site is dedicated to those who have such a big part in my life.
I live in
Devon, with my husband and two children, and have been showing for many
years. I am a qualified nail technician and am always busy with various
craft projects, although working full time in a call centre for a mobile phone company does not allow for a lot of free time!! I am also a dedicated committee member of Plymouth & District Canine Society.
I started
showing my husband's dobermann, Duke, and caught the bug, sadly not
something my children appear to have inherited. Since then, in addition
to my own dogs, I have shown others belonging to friends, family and acquaintances, in all groups, both at Open and Championship show level.
I saw my first miniature pinscher many years ago whilst showing one of my dobermanns. Nicky Mackie (Hawksflight) had this small bundle of energy in the ring which looked absolutely gorgeous. I went home thinking "yes, I could live with that!". I got a black and tan dog, Bruno (Kilmuir Cepheus) from Harriet McLean, of the Kilmuir affix, and away we went!!
I have developed a passion for red minpins.
From my first red, Kilmuir La Castagna, through to my current dogs, there is just something about them!
Theo (Mikang Main Attraction); Lizzie (Kilmuir La Castagna) who was my first serious showing minpin, and Chilli (Jaycroft Too Hot To Handle) who was the first dog I ever got a Reserve Challenge Certificate with, over the seas in Belfast.